Yuma County, Colorado
Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

William and Emma (Grace) Good, Friend
and Wray

In 1880 Mahaska County, Iowa, William is 13, with parents Jacob and Pennina,
and a half-dozen siblings.

Emma is also 13 in Mahaska County, with parents A.J. and Ann, and four
younger siblings.

Emma L. Grace and William Good married March 6, 1890 in Mahaska County (the
obituary says 1886( William cash-claimed a quarter in 1891 in 17 4S 45W, proved up one next to it
in section 19 in 1896, and timber-claimed one next to them in section 18 in
1896.

In 1900 Idalia precinct William E. born Aug 1866 and Emma L, Oct 1866, both
in Iowa, have been married ten years. Ina E. Dec 1890, Jennie M. Dec 1892,
Jacob J. Oct 1895, and John E. May 1899 - all kids born in Colorado.

January 1916 "William Good, of West Wray, was called to Montezuma, Iowa
Sunday evening on account of the death of his mother who resided there.
Mr. Good is expected to return the last of the week."

Died
November 8, 1917

In 1920 Wray, William is widowed, with Clara, Charles R., Earl W., and Harold
R.

William Good married Bettie Hughes July 21, 1928, recorded in Morgan County.
It was reported by -signature hard to read - someone with a Fleming, Colorado
address - fifty miles away from Fort Morgan.

One tree said she was Emma Elizabeth Hughes, born 1881.

In 1930 Wray precinct William is 63, and is married to another Emma E, 49,
born in Missouri. Emma's father was born in Germany, mother in Iowa. Harold is the only one living with them.

Thursday, February 11, 1937 Wray Gazette Death came to William Good, 70, in
St. Lukeís Hospital in Denver, on Wednesday morning of this week after an
illness for which he had been treated at that place since leaving Wray,
January 3rd. Previous to the removal of Mr. Good to the Denver hospital, he
had been a patient at the Wray.

(Emma Hughes 53, married A.C. Gildart in Pueblo July 12, 1937.

INA

Ina Ethel Good was born on 18-Dec-1890 at Friend, Idalia County, Colorado.
She was the daughter of William Earl Good and Emma Lois Grace. Ina married Earl
Douglas Epperson, son of George Epperson and Hulda Armstrong, on 9-Mar-1913 at
Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.

November 1913

1917

Ina married Frederick James Tuck Sr., son of
William Thomas Tuck and Fanny Charlotte King, on 24-Mar-1916 at Greeley, Weld
County, Colorado.

December 1916
happy future
together.

Ina Ethel Good died on 2-Oct-1971 at Greeley, Weld County,
Colorado, at age 80.

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JOHN

John Ellsworth Good was born on 8-May-1899 at Idalia, Yuma County, Colorado.
He was the son of William Earl Good and Emma Lois Grace. John married Veda
Mae Grace Denton on 9-Aug-1920 at Wray, Yuma County, Colorado. John
Ellsworth Good died on 15-Dec-1970 at Denver, Denver County, Colorado, at
age 71.

Claira Ann Good was born on 19-Mar-1902 at Idalia, Yuma County, Colorado.
Claira married Fred Woodall Lashmet on 4-May-1921. Claira died on
19-Sep-1992 at Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, at age 90.

Children of Claira Ann Good and Fred Woodall Lashmet

◦Fred Woodall Lashmet Jr.+ b. 25 Nov 1925, d. Nov 1987

◦John Eugene Lashmet b. 6 Oct 1940, d. 21 May 1941

Fred Woodall Lashmet was born on 17-Oct-1891 at Winchester, Scott
County, Illinois. Fred married Claira Ann Good, daughter of William Earl
Good and Emma Lois Grace, on 4-May-1921. Fred Woodall Lashmet died in
Dec-1975 at Denver, Colorado, at age 84.

My grandfather was Fred Woodall Lashmet of Winchester, Illinois who married
Claira Anne Good (a school marm in Wray, Colorado) in 1921 after he returned
from the hostilities of WWI in France. He served in the 315th Machine Gun
Co. of the US Army from 1917 - 1919. Following the war, he joined the
Foreign Legion and maintained his membership until his death. He was my
favorite relative and passed away in Denver in 1975 when I was just 13. I
was too young to realize what trials he had been through in life and there
is so much now I wish I had asked him. We all lived in Denver where I was
born for the first few years of my life. Many days, Grandpa and I would sit
on the metal glider on the porch of their home at 4021 32nd Ave and count
cars as they passed the house. He would often take me shopping with him
(either walking to the corner store, or for a drive in their 1947
Chevrolet). I also remember many wagon rides around the block. What a kind,
gentle, and very dignified man. He had piercing blue eyes that wrapped me in
warmth when he gazed at me. He was very protective and doting of my 3 year
older sister, Janet, and me. I remember he usually wore a 2 or 3 piece dark
suit and hat wherever he went away from the house and gray Dickies work
shirts and pants at home (starched and pressed). His favorite food was sweet
cornbread ("Johnnie-cake"), and his favorite drink was grape drink. He had a
son, Fred Jr., a daughter, Mary, another daughter, Margaret Ann (my mother,
now Margaret Ann Jackson), and a second son, John Eugene, who was to be a
playmate for my mother in childhood, but died in infancy (aged 19 months)
from spinal meningitis. My folks just downsized houses, and I ended up with
all my mother's family records, photos, etc. dating back 100+ years (3 large
boxes) . . . what a life the Lashmets and Goods lived.

David B. Jackson.

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JACKSON

Thursday, December 8, 1938 Wray Gazette

Jacob J. Good, the eldest son of William and Emma Lois Good, was born
October 28 1895, on the family homestead near Idalia, and passed away in
Denver on December 1, 1938 at the age of 43 years. The first few years of
his life was spent at the birthplace, but in the fall of 1907 he moved with
his parents and brothers and sisters to a farm near Wray. At the age of 17,
he entered service in the United States Navy serving in that branch of the
service until World War I. During his service much of his time was spent in
the Philippines and China. It was during this time that his mother passed
away in November, 1917. Jack, as he was known by his family and friends,
never married. He was preceded in death by his father early in the year of
1937 and at the time of his death left to survive him are sisters and
brothers, Ina Tuck of Greeley, Jennice Clinger of North Platte, Nebraska,
Clara Lashnet of Wray, Elsworth, Charles, and Harold of Denver and Earl of
Palm City, California.

(there was a distant ancestor named Jacob Jackson Good - so there are
some other - one born the same year - and was in Cheyenne County, Kansas.

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JENNIE

Jennie May Good married Cecil Clinger April 14, 1913

In 1920 Jennie and Cecil Clinger are in Idalia precinct, with Carl 6, Charlie
4, Earnest 3, May 1, and Melvin one month.

In 1930 Cecil and Jeannie are in Lincoln County, Nebraska, with Carl,
Charles, Ernest, May, Melvin, Harold 6, and Laura 5.All kids born in Colorado.

Jennie Clinger is in Lincoln County in 1940, too, a farmer - and with her are
Melvin, Harold, and Laura.

Cecil is in Pershing County, Nevada in 1940, divorced, saying he was in
Denver in 1935. His grand-daughter Shirley M. 1, born in Colorado, is with
him. On the same page are Charles A. Clinger, 24, born in Montana and his
wife Ruth E. 17, born in Colorado. They both were in Boulder Colorado in
1935.

On the same page is Ernest A. Clinger, 23, born in Montana, 23, with Edna M.
26, California, and Cecil C. Jr eleven months. Earnest said he was in
Boulder in 1935.

Jennie is buried in North Platte, Nebraska, born Dec 23, 1892, dying Jan 23,
1985, per 59221446. Carl - buried Aug 30, 1937, is also in North Platte
cemetery.

Laura Bell Bending, 88, of North Platte passed away Wednesday, Oct.
23, 2013.
Laura was born March 26, 1925 in Wray, Colo. to Cecil and Jennie
(Good) Clinger. She graduated from North Platte High School in 1943 and
married Robert Bending on December 1, 1944 in North Platte where the
couple made their home.
She was a homemaker, enjoyed music and Sunday afternoon drives. She
was a member of the First Baptist Church for 74 years and belonged to
the Sunshine Group, Church Women United, Circle 6 and women's Bible
study group.
After her husband's death she helped many other widows and was very
caring to her family.
Laura is survived by her son, Ronald (Pat) Bending of Jacksonville,
Ark.; daughters, Alberta Bending and Linda (Sam) Baylie, both of North
Platte; brother, Harold Clinger of Hemet, Calif.; half-brothers and one
half-sister; two grandchildren; two step grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; and many extended family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; an infant
daughter, Roberta Kay; son, Eugene; three brothers; a sister; a half
brother and a half sister.
Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 at the First
Baptist Church with Pastor Dave Logsdon officiating. Burial will be at
the North Platte Cemetery. Adams & Swanson Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.

MELVIN

Melvin Clinger ANSLEY ó Melvin LeRoy Clinger, 78, of Ansley died
Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998, at Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in
Ansley. The Revs. Virgel Mattson, Jim Ferguson and Mark Jodeman
will officiate. Burial will be in the Ansley Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Govier Brothers
Mortuary in Broken Bow and from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the
church. A sharing time with the family will be at 7 p.m. Sunday
at the church.

Mr. Clinger was born on Nov. 27, 1919, in Idalia, Colo., to
Cecil and Jennie M. (Good) Clinger. He graduated from North
Platte High School in 1938 and attended the University of
Nebraska Agricultural College in Lincoln for one year.
He married Mary Ann Mattson on Jan. 25, 1945, in North Platte.
They moved to a farm near Ansley in 1950. They operated a grade
A dairy farm from 1963 to 1997. They moved to Ansley in 1990.
He had been a member of the First Baptist Church in Ansley since
1950 and sang in the church choir. He was a church deacon for
many years and was active in the American Baptist men's
organization. He was also a delegate with Mid-America Dairymen.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mary Esther (Mrs.
Max) Chalupa of Scottsbluff, Sandra Goodwater of Kearney and
Melvina (Mrs. George) Bundy of Ansley; three sons, LeRoy Clinger
and Calvin Clinger, both of Ansley, and Orin Clinger of Kearney;
24 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; three brothers,
Charles Clinger of Loveland, Colo., Earnest Clinger of Lovelock,
Nev., and Harold Clinger of Hemet, Calif.; three sisters, May
Sukraw of LaVerne, Calif., Laura Bending of North Platte and
Donna Schauda of Nevada; and three half brothers, Robert
Clinger, Allen Clinger and Donald Clinger, all of Nevada.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and an infant sister.

Mary Ann Clinger, 89, of Ansley,
died March 5, 2011, at her son's home in North Platte, after
a brief and courageous battle with cancer.

Mary Ann Clinger was born to Arthur Carl Mattson and Myrtle
(Carlson) Mattson at home in Phelps County near Elm Creek on
April 23, 1921. She weighed only three pounds at birth. She
attended Snow Ball Country School until 1929 when the family
moved to Edmond, Kan. She attended country school through
the eighth grade and then went to Edmond her freshman and
sophomore year. In 1939 her family moved to North Platte
where she graduated from High School in 1941. Mary Ann
committed her life to Christ when she was 14 years old. She
was baptized in the North Platte Baptist Church. She married
Melvin Clinger, who was the love of her life, on Jan. 25,
1945. They farmed near North Platte until 1950 when they
moved to Ansley, where they farmed until 1991. In 1991
Melvin and Mary Ann bought a home in Ansley, where she lived
until health issues forced her to reside at her son's home
in North Platte.

Mary Ann loved the Lord and tried to set an example and
to be a Christian witness at all times. She was active in
her church where she served as the choir director with her
love of Christian music. She was an active member of her
missionary group and attended multiple bible studies which
she continued to do even after she moved to North Platte.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin, in
1998; brothers, Virgil Mattson and SeVern Mattson; sisters,
Sarah Sleffel, Sylvia Nelson and Farrel Adkins Broeder; a
son-in-law, Clarence Focken; and a grandson, Christopher
Chalupa.

She is survived by her six children, 25 grandchildren, 62
great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. She is
also survived by a brother-in-law, Harold (Nelda) Clinger,
of Oregon; sisters-in-law, Laura Bending, of North Platte,
and Myrtle Clinger, of Nevada; special friend, Harold
Burrow; and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family.

Services will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at the
First Baptist Church in Ansley with the Rev. Bob Hughbanks
and the Rev. Bill Ragan officiating. Burial will be in the
Ansley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 9, at Govier Bros. Mortuary in Broken Bow,
with the family greeting friends from 5-8 p.m. A Praise
Service will be at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening at the Calvary
Baptist Church in North Platte with the Rev. Dave Logsdon
officiating.

William Earl Good, 36, who was born at the Good family home, southwest of
Wray on July 26, 1908. and died at the same place, now occupied by the Fred
Lashmet family on Saturday August 26. He had come to his sisterís home
several weeks ago. He had been in poor health for the past four or five
years. The deceased was a son of William and Emma Lois Good, both of whom
preceded him in death, as did one brother, Jack. He grew up in this
community and attended Wray schools. When he was 19 years old he went to
California and that state has since been his home, his residence for the
time being, Palm City. After going to California he enlisted in the Marines
and spent six years in service. His widow, Maxine Good, was a resident of
Palm City. Survivors include the widow, a four year old daughter, Emma Lois,
and a two year old son, Stanley, four stepdaughters, Helen, Lela, Maxine and
Jeanne, three brothers, and three sisters- Mrs. Ina Tuck of Greeley, Mrs.
Jennie Clinger of North Platte, Nebraska, Mrs. Clara Lashmet of Wray,
Ellsworth Good of Denver, Harold Good of Oakland, California and Charles
Good of San Diego, California. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon
at the Lockwood Mortuary conducted by Rev. D. E. Palmer. Interment was at
Grandview Cemetery.